The Egyptian Army is carrying out a "full military coup" and the army has placed a travel ban on the country's embattled President Mohamed Morsi, officials said.
The action came at the end of the 48 hours Egypt's military gave Morsi two days ago to answer the demands of protesters who have filled the country's streets in recent days.
The streets of Cairo was jammed again today, this time with competing throngs of pro- and anti-Morsi protesters.
In a statement posted on the Egyptian Presidency Facebook page, Essam El-Haddad, Egypt's national security adviser called the on-going situation "a full military coup," and warned that it will only lead to more violence.
"Today only one thing matters. In this day and age no military coup can succeed in the face of sizeable popular force without considerable bloodshed. Who among you is ready to shoulder that blame?" he wrote.
The members of the Muslim Brotherhood are trying to paint themselves as the victims here. But let us not forget that they themselves overthrew the despotic government of Hosni Muburak barely a year ago in what became known as the Arab Spring.
Egypt faces a very uncertain future this morning.
UPDATE: CNN is now reporting that Morsi is "no longer in power"; what happens next?
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